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3-7-22 Education in the News

NJ Spotlight--Op-Ed: Diversity and segregation — the perfect storm for New Jersey schools

 ‘While New Jersey is one of the most diverse states in the U.S., its schools are also among the most segregated in the nation’

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/03/op-ed-nj-diversity-school-segregation-icebergs-potential-severe-long-term-damage/

John Kellmayer | March 7, 2022 | Opinion, Education

 

Star Ledger--N.J. school, childcare mask mandates end today. School buses, too.

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2022/03/nj-school-childcare-mask-mandates-end-today-school-buses-too.html

Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Updated: Mar. 07, 2022, 6:49 a.m. | Published: Mar. 07, 2022, 6:03 a.m.

 

Star Ledger--Should N.J. get rid of test needed to become a teacher? 9 organizations say yes.

https://www.nj.com/education/2022/03/should-nj-get-rid-of-test-needed-to-become-a-teacher-9-organizations-say-yes.html

Updated: Mar. 05, 2022, 6:07 p.m. | Published: Mar. 05, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

By Steven Rodas | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

 

Insider NJ--Rutgers-Eagleton: Two-thirds of New Jerseyans Agree with Lifting School Mask Mandate

https://www.insidernj.com/rutgers-eagleton-two-thirds-of-new-jerseyans-agree-with-lifting-school-mask-mandate/

By Insider NJ | March 7, 2022, 6:25 am | in Edward Edwards

 

Education Week--After-School Programs Are Low on Staff, Leaving Students Unsupervised and Underserved

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/afterschool-programs-are-low-on-staff-leaving-students-unsupervised-and-underserved/2022/03

Mark Lieberman — March 03, 2022

 

Education Dive--Concerns about bullying, anxiety follow loosening of mask mandates

School leaders ask for respect for individual masking choices as more communities make masks optional.

https://www.k12dive.com/news/concerns-about-bullying-anxiety-follow-loosening-of-mask-mandates/619813/

Kara Arundel Reporter| Published March 4, 2022